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Notification of the Ministry of Public Health  
(No…) B.E….  
Re:  Import Requirement  for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contaminat ion   
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It deems appropriate to revise the import re quirement for food with risk from 
radionuclide contamination.  In accordance with the Clause 5 of the Notification of the 
Ministry of Public Health  Re: Standard of Food Contaminated with Radionuclide , the Minister 
of Public Health  shall announce  the categor y, the type of food, location and country of 
origin for controlling food contaminated with radionuclide . 
By virtue of the provision of Section 5, 6(3) of the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979), 
which restricts personal rights and liberties in conjunction with secti ons 29, 33, 41, 43 and 45 
of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand . the Minister of Public Health issues the notification 
as follows : 
Clause 1  The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Import Requirement 
for Food with Risk from Radionucli de Contamination  B.E. 2554 , dated  25th July B.E. 2554  (2011) 
shall be repealed . 
Clause 2  All kinds of food, except food additive, flavouring agent and materials 
intended to preserve food qualities1 originated from the radionuclide contaminated areas in 
Japan: the prefectures of Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Chiba, Kanagawa and 
Shizuoka, the levels of radionuclides shall be detected not exceed the prescribed limits in 
the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Standard of Food Contam inated with 
Radionuclide, dated 11th April 2011 (B.E.2554 ). The Importers are required to submit 
documents indicating the category, the type of food, the levels of radionuclide and their 
locations of production every shipment at the import check points, is sued by any of the 
following agencies:  
(1) The Japanese government competent authority  (CA), or 
(2) Other agencies accepted by the Japanese government competent      
authority , or 
(3) Government laboratory, or  
(4) Designated laboratory by government , or  
(5) Accredited laboratory  conform s to the international standard  
Clause  3 All kinds of f ood, except food additive , flavouring agent and materials 
intended to preserve food qualities such as desiccating agent, oxygen absorbent etc.  
originat ed from the prefectures other than stated in clause 2, the Importers are required to  
submit  document s indicating the location of harvesting or processing  every shipment  at the 
import check point, issued by the Japanese government competent authority , or agencies  
 
 
 
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accepted b y the Japanese government competent authority , or Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry of Japan . 
In case  of not hav ing documents indicating the location of harvesting 
or processing , the importer can submit the certificate of analysis  indicating  the category, t he 
type of food and  the levels of  radionuclide issue d by any of the agencies stated in clause 
2(1) – 2(5). 
Clause  4 This Notification is effective on the day following day of its announcement 
in the Government Gazette . 
Notiﬁed on  
 
 
 
Note:  This English v ersion of the notification is translated to meet the need of the non -Thai 
speaking people. In case of any discrepancy between the Thai original and the English translation, 
the former will take priority.